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Southwest University

In research, Southwest University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#46 of 3,409 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#210 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#239 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Insect Science, Electrochemistry and Mathematical Physics — Insect Science is 5.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#214
of 28,054 · #678 all time
Rank in China
#80
of 3,058
Research works
44k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
605k
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Southwest University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #46 of 3,409 38.6%1,247 #213
Physical SciencesDomain #210 of 12,888 22.3%5,813 #680
Social SciencesDomain #239 of 10,521 30.4%1,605 #787
Plant ScienceSubfield #51 of 1,395 41.2%583 #224
Life SciencesDomain #286 of 7,800 31.8%2,860 #748
Food ScienceSubfield #20 of 492 46.1%185 #108
EngineeringField #271 of 6,636 20.6%1,738 #693
Environmental ScienceField #160 of 3,551 27.0%778 #557
PsychologyField #101 of 2,181 28.4%575 #534
Computer ScienceField #226 of 4,667 20.4%1,272 #667

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southwest University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#213 #46
  2. Physical Sciences#680 #210
  3. Social Sciences#787 #239
  4. Plant Science#224 #51
  5. Life Sciences#748 #286
  6. Food Science#108 #20
  7. Engineering#693 #271
  8. Environmental Science#557 #160
  9. Psychology#534 #101
  10. Computer Science#667 #226
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Southwest University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Insect Science takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Insect ScienceSubfield · 158.9 works5.0×
  2. ElectrochemistrySubfield · 39.0 works4.8×
  3. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 65.9 works3.7×
  4. Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySubfield · 180.9 works3.4×
  5. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 104.9 works3.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 1,247 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.96× its world share, 1,164 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.09× its world share, 122 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.60× its world share, 290 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.95× its world share, 37 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.39× its world share, 54 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.97× its world share, 343 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.47× its world share, 1,272 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 110 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.43× its world share, 146 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.04× its world share, 1,738 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.41× its world share, 778 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.25× its world share, 872 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.04× its world share, 266 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.94× its world share, 233 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 65 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 677 worksMedicineNursing: 1.72× its world share, 94 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 132 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 116 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 90 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 113 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.70× its world share, 575 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 579 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Southwest University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jiana Li, Yong Hu and Weihua Xu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southwest University.

  1. 1 Jiana Li China · #43,923 worldwide 573 citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Yong Hu China · #86,516 worldwide 259 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Weihua Xu China · #92,060 worldwide 291 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Z. P. Li China · #104,748 worldwide 476 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Jian Jiang China · #109,744 worldwide 705 citations · 51 works
  6. 6 J. M. Yao China · #124,408 worldwide 372 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 Xu Lei China · #124,902 worldwide 154 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Cheng Zhan China · #131,461 worldwide 215 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Ming Wang China · #140,025 worldwide 313 citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Lei Fan China · #141,044 worldwide 234 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Southwest University

Which keywords describe research at Southwest University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Deep Learning, Biosensors, Electrochemistry, Nanoparticles, Neural Networks, Self-Assembly and Molecular Machines.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning614▲ 1.61×83 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications425▲ 3.2×34 topics
  3. Neural Networks386▲ 2.2×36 topics
  4. Nanoparticles362▲ 2.6×40 topics
  5. Machine Learning344◆ 0.95×84 topics
  6. Climate Change335◆ 1.12×90 topics
  7. Biosensors302▲ 5.3×12 topics
  8. Nanomaterials283▲ 2.4×20 topics
  9. Electrochemistry226▲ 8.9×3 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress220▲ 1.21×59 topics
  11. Nanocomposites216▲ 2.4×21 topics
  12. Self-Assembly216▲ 6.0×11 topics
  13. Gene Expression203▲ 3.0×20 topics
  14. Molecular Machines183▲ 12×2 topics
  15. Biomolecular Interactions181▲ 12×2 topics
  16. DNA nanotechnology181▲ 13×1 topic
  17. aptamers181▲ 13×1 topic
  18. Graphene180▲ 2.4×11 topics
  19. Tissue Engineering164▲ 2.4×13 topics
  20. Metal-Organic Frameworks161▲ 3.5×6 topics
  21. Energy Storage151▲ 2.1×12 topics
  22. Antioxidant Activity142▲ 2.0×29 topics
  23. Gut Microbiota130▲ 3.3×7 topics
  24. Stability126▲ 5.0×8 topics
  25. Transcription Factors118▲ 8.9×5 topics
  26. Semiconductors118▲ 3.5×5 topics
  27. Emotion Regulation114▲ 3.3×9 topics
  28. Bioimaging111▲ 4.4×6 topics
  29. Chemical Sensors107▲ 4.1×3 topics
  30. Land Use Change107▲ 3.1×8 topics
  31. Sparse Representation101▲ 4.7×6 topics
  32. Two-Dimensional Materials100▲ 3.9×4 topics
  33. Epigenetic Regulation96▲ 4.0×6 topics
  34. Synchronization95▲ 7.0×4 topics
  35. Neuroprotective Effects89▲ 5.1×7 topics
  36. MicroRNA85▲ 6.3×2 topics
  37. RNA Interference78▲ 8.2×2 topics
  38. Plant Immunity78▲ 7.5×2 topics
  39. Nanozymes73▲ 8.5×1 topic
  40. Peroxidase-Like Activity73▲ 8.5×1 topic

Which research topics does Southwest University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis, Plant Molecular Biology Research and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors.

Advanced biosensing and …181Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 181 fractional worksAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis: 73 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 63 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 62 fractional worksBiosensors and Analytical Detection: 60 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 57 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neur…53Advanced Memory and Neural Computing: 53 fractional worksNonlinear Partial Differ…50Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations: 50 fractional worksConducting polymers and …48Conducting polymers and applications: 48 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactio…48Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 48 fractional works
Molecular BiologyMaterials ChemistryPlant ScienceElectrical and Electronic Engineering4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 181 works
  2. 2 Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis Materials Chemistry 73 works
  3. 3 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 63 works
  4. 4 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 62 works
  5. 5 Biosensors and Analytical Detection Biomedical Engineering 60 works
  6. 6 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 57 works
  7. 7 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 53 works
  8. 8 Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations Applied Mathematics 50 works
  9. 9 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 48 works
  10. 10 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 48 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available26.6%not open73.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southwest University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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